Laundry device



H. HI RSCH LAUNDRY DEVICE Aug. 4, 1931.

Filed Oct. 18, 1950 Patented Aug. 4, 1931 UNITED STA HENRYFHIRSCH, OFJERSEY CITY, NEW J ERSEY LAUNDRY DEVICE.

Application filed October 18, 1930. Serial No. 489,677. i i

The subject-matter of the present invention relates to laundry devicesadapted for use in connection with the marking and assembling of theindividual garments or pieces '5 ofgoods during the usual launderingoperations, said invention being an improvement over the disclosure inmy Patent No. 1,7 21,07 6 dated July 16, 1929. i

As will presently appear, it is proposedto 10 provide a device of theabove-mentioned character, which embraces a plurality of mutuallycooperable units adapted to be assembled ina manner to assurethat-several pieces of laundered goods belonging to-an individual 1 5may be accurately assembled for packing and subsequent delivery.

' Another object is to provlde members having a disc-like'portion'andincluding means whereby the particular'member may be se- FY21) ed toan'article to be laundered, said disc- 25 members.

like portion being provided with certain apertures of characteristicformation and arrangement conforming to certain parts of a receptacleadapted to contain a series of said Still another object is to provide anovel receptacle for said aforementioned characteristic members, whereincertain means is employed to cooperate w1th the apertures'in 30 saidmembers to assure that only the proper member or members'are associatedwith said receptacle. f A still further object of the invention residesin the provision of a receptacle adapted to house a plurality of'saiddisc-like membersin superimposed relation with each other whereby themeans for securing articles to said membersis projected exteriorly ofsaid receptacle to permit convenient andeasy inspection of saidarticlesi. V a

A still further obj ectis to provide a receptacle with novel closuremeans adapted to overlie the side opening of said receptacle, saidclosure means being spring-tensioned and adapted to be operated to openposition by a disc-like member when'the same, and its attached article,are presented thereto. I j

; With these objects in view, together with others which will appear asthe description proceeds, the inventionresides in the novel formation,combination and arrangement of parts, all as will be described morefully hereinafter, illustrated in the drawings, and par I tioularlypointed out in the claims.

In saiddrawings: I

Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved laundrydevice showing thesecuring means of one of the disk-like members projected therefrom. i

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device with the closure member in openposition andthe disc-like member or members removed.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the parts'as exhibited in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4-is a horizontal sectional view, -on the line 4-4: of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5is a vertical sectional view, taken on the line 5'5' of Fig. 4,but showing the 010- sure member opened during the assembling of adisc-like member with the receptacle. 1

Fig. 6 is a plan view of one of the disc-like members'with the securingmeans in a position for attachment to an article to be laundered. Fig. 7is an elevation, slightly enlarged, of 15 one of the posts associatedwith the receptacle. Fig. 8 is a plan View thereof. I? Fig.9 is ahorizontal sectional view of a receptacle showing a slightly differentarrangement of posts therein.

Referring now more-in detail to the accompanying drawings, wherein likecharacters of referencedenote similar parts throughout the severalviews, let '5 indicate generally the receptacle portion of my device,which includes (35 a cylindrical shell 6 and a thickened bottom '7suitably affixed to the lower part of said shell, as shown in Fig. 5.Upon'inspection ofFigs. 2 and 5 it willbe noted that said shell isprovided with a side opening 8 which 590 extends from the upper face ofsaid bottom? to the upper edge of said shell 6, said opening functioningto permit the assembling of-certain members with the receptacle as willpresently appear. The open end of said'shell 695 is adapted to be closedby a closure member 9, the'front portion thereof overhanging said sideopening 8, as shown in Fig.3, while'its rear is projected to define anextension 10, having downwardly directed apertured. latr1100 taken eralcars 11, which cooperate with the struckout portions 12 of said shell 6to maintain said closure member in position. Said portions 12 are alsoa-pertured and a pin 13 passed through said apertures in said ears 11and the apertures in said portions 12 ellects the pivotal disposition-ofsaid closure member. In order that said closure member may be urged to aclosed position, I provide a coiled tension spring 14, which encirclessaid pin 18, one end of said spring being secured to said pin with itsother end suitably associated with one of the struck-out portions 12 sothat the opening of said closure member tends to tension said spring inthe usual manner. Thus under ordinary conditions the closure member isin the position shown in Fig. 3, and in this position the same issusceptible of operation to permit the convenient access thereto. Atthis time it is briefly mentioned that said receptacle is provided witha plura-lity of posts 15, 16 and 17 which extend from the bottom 7, thelatter being suitably provided with recesses 18 for the reception of thelower ends of said posts, as shown in Fig. 5.

In Fig. 6, the numeral 19 designates the disc-like member adapted to beattached to an article or articles to be laundered, and obviously aplurality of similar members for each receptacle will be. provided, eachseries of members 19 bearing the same number appearing on the receptacleadapted to contain the same, as shown in Figs. 1 and 6. Thus, the member19 bears the number 1251 and is adapt-ed to be associated with thereceptacle bearing the number 1251. Said member 19 is preferably formedfrom a single piece of wire 20 which is formed with a loop 21,

one of the projecting ends being secured within .ashield 22 while theother end presents a sharpened section 23 which may be sheathed withinsaid shield or removed therefrom as desired. A circular plate 24 fitsover said loop 21, the marginal portion thereof being preferablybent'around said loop to firmly secure the same in position, and in Fig.6 it will be noted that said plate is provided with apertures 25, 26 and27 which are adapted to register with posts 15, 16 and 17 respectivelyof said receptacle 5 when the member 19 is placed within saidreceptacle. It will also be observed that each of said posts present aflattened portion 28, and that said apertures 25, 26 and 27 also areprovided with flattened sections'29.

-. When the articles to be laundered are re ceivedfor cleansing and theassorting has been completed, the article or particular bundle receivesa disc-like member 19, which remains attached thereto during the washingoperation. hen the article or articles are received in the assemblingdepartment the operator observes the number stamped upon the particularmember 19 and the receptacle, and

also the arrangement of apertures in the plate and then proceeds tolocate the proper receptacle. As previously pointed out, said aperturesin the plate are adapted to register with the posts of its receptacle,and in View of this arrangement it is only necessary to apply thedisc-like member to the closure member 9 to open the same, as shown in F1g. 5, and if the apertures register with the posts the disclike memberwill be received by the former as shown in Fig. 4.

It will, of course, be understood that for each article, or each classof articles, or even the particular articles of a customer, a SlIlglereceptacle will be provided, wh1le on the other hand a plurality ofdisc-like members will be supplied, each member having apertures shapedand positioned to register with the posts of a receptacle, and hence,only garments or articles bearing a disc-like member, corresponding to areceptacle, can be assembled together. The size of the receptacle may bevaried to accommodate any number of members 19 and after the membershave been inserted over the posts they remain in superimposed relationuntil the assembling is complete.

The arrangement or shape of the posts shown in Fig. 2 is not by anymeans fixed, since it is possible to arrange numerous combinations byvarying the spaces between the posts and the direction of the flattenedportions may be shifted as desired. Thus, as shown in Fig. 9, a newcombination is presented and obviously disc-like members similar to 19would not fit into the receptacle 5a. Thus this receptacle is adaptedfor a different class of goods which will bear a disc-like member havingapertures adapted to register with the posts 15a, 16a and 17a.

While the present is a disclosure of the preferred embodiment of theinvention, it is to be understoodthat the invention is not limitedthereto, as various changes in the minor details of construction,proportion, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to Withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appendedclaims.

' I claim:

1. A device of the character described embodying a receptacle having aside opening and adapted to removably contain an apertured disc-likemember, said receptacle also presenting an open end portion, aspring-tensioned closure member for said open end portion and a postpositioned Within said receptacle and adapted to be inserted in theaperture of said disc-like member after the closure member is opened bysaid disc-like member.

2. A device of the character described embodying a receptacle having aside opening and adapted to removably contain an apertured disc-likemember, a plurality of posts positioned within said receptacle andextending substantially to the top of said receptacle,

said posts being adapted to be inserted in the apertures of saiddisc-like member and said posts corresponding in arrangement'to theapertures in said member, and a spring-ten- I sioned closure overhangingsaid side opening and adapted to be opened by a disc-like member priorto the insertion of said posts.

3. A device of the character described embodying a receptacle having aside opening and adapted to removably contain a plurality of apertureddisc-like members, a plurality of posts positioned within saidreceptacle and extending substantially to the top of said receptacle,each of said posts having a crosssectional shape and area correspondingto the shape and area of the respective apertures in the disc-likemembers and said posts being located to enter said apertures and aspring-tensioned closure member adapted to be opened by a disc-likemember prior to the insertion of saidposts.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

HENRY HIRSCH.

